Situated assessment using virtual environments for science content and inquiry Diane Jass Ketelhut—Temple U Brian Nelson—Arizona State U Catherine Schifter—Temple U
SAVE Science 5 year project Motivation: Design a series of modules Text based high stakes test Separation of inquiry and content Design a series of modules 7th and 8th grades Assess local curriculum Integrate scientific inquiry with content
Research Questions Three areas Insights into student Understanding Self-efficacy Issues of cognitive load Teacher practices/acceptances
Teacher Acceptance Guided by Schifter model of teacher uptake of technology Time on task, technical and social support Previous Experiences One on one works best but unsustainable Fully online sustainable but ineffective Success with hybrid, teacher videos, personal experiences
Issues How do we manage this new datastream as an authentic data for assessment? How do we get teachers/schools to buy in to this?